Tailpiece for stringed musical instruments.



PATENTED FEB. 12, 1907.

E. D. SON. TAILPIECE FOR STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 1906.

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UNITED srarns orrron TAILPIEICE FOR STRlNGED MUSiQu-QL l STFi Specification of Letters Patent.

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Z atented Feb. 12, 1907.

Application filed November 9, 1906. Serial No. 342,634

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Be it known that I, ELEANOR D. SON, a citizen of the United States, and a res... .nt of Utica, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented an iurprevcment in Tailpiece for Stringed iilusical instruments of which the following dcscjipt' in connection with the accompan mg ejawings, is a specification, like letters on the This invention relates to tailpicces for stringed musical instrumhnts, and. is intenf ed. to provide a tailpiece that may be ch rply and readily manufactured and that in an ornament to the instrument attached and that may effectively sec strings in pcsition, and preferably w knots thereof concealed from obscrvi In order that the principles of the iilVOT. u may be readily understood, I have discl in the accompanying drawings one einboc ment or type thereof, wherein Figure 1 is a plan view of a poi" of a stringed music al instrument, such. as a bani 0, representing one type of improve? tailpiece embodying my invention sec hereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical central sccnsnal view taken upon the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the prefe *orm of tailpiece, an upstanding; securi one roof b eing cut away that other features of the construction may clearly appear. 4- is a similar view of another form of tailpiece. Fig. 5 is a similar view of still anethc term of tailpiece; and Figs. 6 and 7 are lengi uiinal sectional views of the tail pieces saown, respectively, in Figs. 4 and 5.

Having reference to that single type or embodiment of the invention here chosen for illustration, the body of the musical in trument is represented at 1, it being a string musical instrument of any desired character. To any suitable portion thereof, and proferably to the upper edge portion, is adapted to be applied the improved tailpiece 2, cm bcdying this invention, it being herein represented as formed of a single piece of pr 5'? erably sheet metal and having a main body portion 3, preferably adapted when positioned to be disposed against a vertical wall or periphery of the instrument, and end portions 4 and 5,preterably CliSPOSOfl at an all'jfh; to the body portion, the end portion 4 over lying the upper face of the instrument and receiving the upper edge thereof within the angle formed between the body p ortion 3 and As hor'e shown, the end por- ]31\ X"l. .\.'.i w an opening, whereby piece may be secured. to the instruas by a bolt 6. in the present type of .e invent n the tailpiece is provided, Figs. l and i i a iusvorse corrugation or with a series of string- "oin, or: rig ""hrouo' iiboth walls 'atun ortormatien. lnFigQ e co ugatien are shown as space apart, at wall that is the more nno'i'e item the he i t iilpicco pcsidined-that is, the lower A the corrugation, viewing Fig. 2is provide n 1].). enlarged antiv preferably terminal portions, the wmaininq; portion of the slots being of sub: ally uniform diameter out their e3; whereby the upper wall or 1 4 Lion ailo s a support for 1 kn us, said knots in the eti form end po tion 5 oi? e invention and in the me; of the strings passing tiirough portions of said slots to the the walls of the said transn, wh so they are retained by that the knots comsaid corrugation and icealeii from sight. It

ien. may be valiod in any desired manas, for example, in this form of the invention by P he: bending" the walls forml wiiugation, so that they meet or m and present a tubular portion In the knots ol the strings may be housed. @ther modifications will readily occur to one skilled. in the art.

It is apparent that tailpiece thus constructczi not only etl ectively secures and maintains the strin 's of the inst ument in position, but houses the knots om observation or contact with the hands of the player, and. that the tailpie docs not detract from, but inf. l s to,tlie attractiveness of the musical ins ument. More-e e; the tailpiece inay, il desired, 1 e readily and cheaply struck up om sheet metal.

if i -csir I the walls of the transverse corrugation or formation may be in contact or substantially in contact with each other, in which case the knots upon the string ends will positioned below the lo er u all of the corritie ations ot the tailpiece when the same is secured in position. in such construction enlarged portions are not provided, as shown in Fig. 2, for the passage of the knots, and

. of the instrument whenhence the tailpiece may be constructecl as shown in Fig. 4, wherein the string-slots are of substantially uniform diameter throughout or are but slightly enlargei at the opposite terminals thereof, it being apparent that the strings when knotted may be thus securely heli l.

If desiredL and. as shown in Fig. 5, the stringslots may be provided upon the lower Wall of the corrugation or forn'iation with count-ersunk portions, the knots of the strings being seated. Within the sail cmintersunlt portii'rns, so that the i trings Will not rea .ily be withdrawn from the slots even thoug'ii the sting vibrate consizierably in the playing of the iiistrument.

facture of the tailpiece may be varied as found desirable to rea ily anJ. cheaply produce the same that is to sa the trans- Verse corrugation may be forine. therein an].

the slots saueci or otherwise formea in the corrugation, or the slots may be or punchezi in a flat piece of metal an il the same then bent to present tl e transverse corrugation or formation.

ment of the invention, 1 uish it to be u n StOOLl that although the same is s, ecil'icall ClBSCllbGil yet the terms are use i in their generic sense, anfi not as terms of limitation anal that the scope of the invention is Que-line. in the following claims.

I claim 1. As a new article of manufacture, a taill l i i l l i prising a body portion provided With a transverse corrugationhaying spaced Walls, saict corrugation haying continuous string-slots proyi.-.e;i in. both walls, said. slots having in one Wall enlargel portions perii'iitting the passage of the string-knots to the open space between said walls, whereby said. knots may be housezi. within said. trans-verse corrugation.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a tailpiece for string, musical inst uments comprising a be: y portion forin of a single piece of metal, and. proviaei iiith a transverse corrugation. having spaced. ails, sail corr gatioii having continuous string-slots pron in both walls, sai;i slots haying in It is apparent that the process of inamzone wall cnlargefi. portions permitting the passage of the string-knots to the opcii space betv n sai..; walls, \alicrcby sai'i liliUt may be housed. viithin sail trans'a 'crse corrugation.

4 As a neu article of manufacture, a tailpiece for s iiig'fiii musical instrumentsfornica of a singl piece of sheet metal an; comprising a boq y portion ani. oppositcly-bcnt cni 1 portions, one Having thus clSOlOSQIl one type or enibo' iportion having pro'\isions (1, a i J ior securing tne taiipiece to the lliStl'UIlliilt, sai bony portion having a transverse corrut rm ii t tic-in (i tins i. ace-1i giion s "H h ""Jlil a i h 1' 1 s a Walls pro'i'i; with string-slots, saiu slots being provisos in one of the alls 1th onlar x. terminal )ortioiis ierinittiii the las- 71 P n sage O1 string-knots to the space hctucci'i. sai.. Walls, u hereby 8211;; knots may be housed within sai Tz'iilS'fCZSO corrugation.

in testimony whereof name to this spmilication m the presence of two subscribing wi tncsscs.

ELFANOR D. SON.

iVitnesses:

WM. BROWN, ii. i BURRILL.

l: have signed. my' 

